Copper production in Chile to rise by 3.7% in 2021 — report
Over 20 projects are expected to commence operations until 2024.
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Higher grade ore from the Bermejal underground mine will contribute to increasing production at Los Filos in future years, Equinox says.
Aurania finds layers of mineralization at Tiria-Shimpia target, shares up
Tiria-Shimpia is shaping up to be Aurania's first discovery, the company says.
Cameco’s Cigar Lake restart to put pressure on uranium price
Cameco stock price falls after the top listed uranium producer says restart of massive mine likely this month.
Giant copper mines start to get serious about green hydrogen
An Anglo American Plc pilot project has been supplying the clean gas to a forklift at a waste facility in Chile for the past two months.
Antofagasta says surging copper price not enough to entice big investments
Company CEO said he was confident Antofagasta would produce between 730,000 tonnes and 760,000 tonnes of copper in 2021 from its Chile operations.
Anglo American says output on track at Chilean mines despite virus surge
Anglo was the worst hit among its peers by coronavirus lockdowns in 2020.
Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional”
Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.
Nornickel expects full output to resume at flooded mine this month
The Oktyabrsky mine will resume full production by the end of April and is already running at 60% capacity, the company said.
